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October 18, 1872
The True Northerner
Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan
What is this article about?
Harry Sheets, a 71-year-old tramping printer, arrives on foot in Paducah from Nashville, having walked and worked in every US state except California.
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A Veteran Tramper.
A patriarch among the "comps" is Harry Sheets, The Kentuckian thus chronicles his arrival in Paducah: "Yesterday Maj. Harry Sheets, a 'tramping printer,' 71 years of age, arrived in our city from Nashville. He never travels on any conveyance, but wherever he goes he travels on foot. During his tramping he has worked in every State of the United States, except California, and has taken his time to travel over them. If there were any stations at reasonable distances between here and California where he could rest and procure grub, and if it was not for the danger of having his scalp raised by the bloody Inji-ins,' we haven't the least doubt that he would yet undertake a 'foot-ride' to that far-off land."
A patriarch among the "comps" is Harry Sheets, The Kentuckian thus chronicles his arrival in Paducah: "Yesterday Maj. Harry Sheets, a 'tramping printer,' 71 years of age, arrived in our city from Nashville. He never travels on any conveyance, but wherever he goes he travels on foot. During his tramping he has worked in every State of the United States, except California, and has taken his time to travel over them. If there were any stations at reasonable distances between here and California where he could rest and procure grub, and if it was not for the danger of having his scalp raised by the bloody Inji-ins,' we haven't the least doubt that he would yet undertake a 'foot-ride' to that far-off land."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Journey
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Survival
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Tramping Printer
Harry Sheets
Foot Travel
United States
Veteran Tramper
What entities or persons were involved?
Harry Sheets
Where did it happen?
Paducah
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Key Persons
Harry Sheets
Location
Paducah
Story Details
Harry Sheets, a 71-year-old tramping printer, arrives on foot in Paducah from Nashville after working in nearly every US state by foot travel, expressing willingness to walk to California if safer.